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>>>and a florida sheriff's deputy answered a call about an animal causing a nuisance only to discover a 7'0" al fwa tor. the
patrol car
won the
tug of war
. no one was hurt but the car was damaged. is there insurance for that? it's now 8:04. now back out to al for a check of the weather.

Authorities say Alachua County, Fla., Deputy Victor Borrero spotted the 7-foot gator Saturday evening near the Gainesville Golf and Country Club. While the deputy was waiting for an alligator trapper to show up, the beast attacked the patrol car, chomping down on the car's front bumper and hanging on.

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman said the alligator was put down under the state's nuisance gator policy. Under that policy, nuisance gators larger than 4 feet are killed, and the trapper is allowed to keep the meat and hide.